Month August 2018
How ‘No Country For Old Men’ Uses Behavior Rather Than Dialogue to Establish Character and Plot
Filmmaker Michael Tucker of Lessons from the Screenplay took a look at the sublime now-classic Coen Brothers film No Country for Old Men, specifically noting…
An Amazing Array of Cleverly Animated, Endlessly Looping Colorful Virtual Contraptions
Swedish designer and motion graphics artist Andreas Wannerstedt has filled his Instagram feed with an amazing array of very clever, continuously looping, virtual contraptions. These…
Three Transgender People Share Their Stories Against a Beautifully Rotoscoped ‘Flash Flood’
In the beautifully rotoscoped animation entitled “Flash Flood“, filmmaker Alli Mackay interviews three transgender people who share their stories about how and where they grew…
Ancient Scotland, A Stunning Aerial Film Taken Over the Older, More Remote Parts of the Country
In the third installment of his beautiful aerial films shot over Scotland, filmmaker John Duncan flew his DJI Inspire 2 over 21 different locations in…
How Holographic Directed Light Can Work With Human Translucency to See Deep Inside the Body
Pioneering engineer, inventor, philanthropist, former Facebook/Google executive and MIT professor Mary Lou Jepsen gave a truly enlightening TED talk in April 2018 about how directed…
A Marvelous Behind-the-Scenes Look at the Visual Effects Used in Avengers: Infinity War
Framestore, the British production house that created the visual effects for the Marvel MCU film Avengers: Infinity War, provided a marvelous behind-the-scenes look at how…
A Stunning Dry Forest in Madagascar Made Entirely of Jagged Peaked Limestone Towers
Great Big Story traveled to the western coast of Madagascar to visit the incredible Tsingy de Bemaraha Strict Nature Reserve, a stunning 230 mile dry…
Simon’s Cat Wages War on Feline Bully Next Door
While Simon’s Cat is in the yard playing with his ball, it rolls over the “borderline that separates the yard next door from his”. As…
A Mysterious Bottle of Wendy’s Meat Soda (With a Hint of Ketchup) Is Found in a Grocery Drink Cooler
A post shared by Obvious Plant (@obviousplant) on Aug 17, 2018 at 10:47am PDT Comedian Jeff Wysaski of Obvious Plant is back with another store…
Gorgeous Deep Sea Photography of Luminous Plankton Floating Through Dark Japanese Waters
A post shared by Ryo Minemizu (@seacam1970) on Aug 4, 2017 at 6:42pm PDT Deep sea photographer Ryo Minemizu has captured absolutely gorgeous shots of…